Comprehensive Maintenance of the Barcelona Ring Roads

The document discusses the contract signed by Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona for the maintenance of Barcelona's ring roads as an example of a public-private partnership. It details the tender process and describes the project's characteristics and its impacts. It also explores additional forms of transferring risk to the private sector in similar contracts, bundling more activities and aligning incentives. It introduces possible improvements to the contract design, such as measures for the concessionaire to reduce infrastructure maintenance costs, increase efficiency, and cut back on energy consumption.